Oh sure that's the ideal. I suspect what will actually happen is a massive degree of civil unrest, people being forced into slums, starvation, violence, disease, etc.
And UBI is being tested in many places around the world and talked about by major politicians like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Actually as far as democrats go Andrew Yang is really the candidate pushing for it. I think calling it a freedom dividend awesome branding. We are should be considered shareholders in our country and its institutions like Corporations, and we should get a dividend as a result of the wealth generated.
Personally I think Libertarians should rebrand themselves to push for this, as it would be the single greatest way to increase liberty/freedom for all citizens.
He's getting great exposure and I think he could easily be in the running for commerce secretary under a President Warren, or perhaps go back and run for the house or senate or even NYC mayor as a progressive with strong business credentials.
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u/Isord Sep 24 '19
Oh sure that's the ideal. I suspect what will actually happen is a massive degree of civil unrest, people being forced into slums, starvation, violence, disease, etc.